D-Bone
Nov 21st '06, 03:51 PM
Attempts to locate an ailing Mars-orbiting spacecraft which provided the first evidence of past water on the planet's surface have been unsuccessful, dimming prospects the craft can be recovered, NASA managers said Tuesday.
"We may have lost a dear old friend and teacher," said Michael Meyer, lead scientist for the Mars Explorations Program at NASA's Washington, D.C., headquarters.
NASA on Monday used its newest Mars probe to try to take a picture of the Mars Global Surveyor, which has not checked in with its ground control team in nearly three weeks. Surveyor fell silent after a problem positioning one of its solar arrays on Nov. 2.
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"We may have lost a dear old friend and teacher," said Michael Meyer, lead scientist for the Mars Explorations Program at NASA's Washington, D.C., headquarters.
NASA on Monday used its newest Mars probe to try to take a picture of the Mars Global Surveyor, which has not checked in with its ground control team in nearly three weeks. Surveyor fell silent after a problem positioning one of its solar arrays on Nov. 2.
Read More: http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2006/11/21/mgsdone_spa.html?category=space&guid=20061121150000&dcitc=w19-502-ak-0000